Flugal 50mg Capsule, which contains Fluconazole as the active ingredient.
Fluconazole is a triazole antifungal agent. It is a potent inhibitor of fungal cytochrome P-450 dependent enzymes. Cytochrome P-450 enzyme system is essential component of fungal cell membrane which is responsible for the synthesis of ergosterol.
Fluconazole should not be used in patients with known hypersensitivity to Fluconazole or to related triazole compounds.
Flugal is generally well tolerated. The commonest side-efects associated Flugal are symptoms associated with the gastrointestinal tract; these include nausea, abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea and fatulence. Other adverse events such as rash are rarely encountered (Incidence less than 1%). In rare cases, as with other azoles, anaphylaxis has been reported.
